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2XL By Mego (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 2966

Here's a commercial for 2XL - the Robot 8-Track player by Mego that could tell you jokes, play games and trivia.

This aired on local Chicago TV in October of 1981.

Vacufresh (Commercial Offer, 1982)

Views: 1913

Here's a commercial offer for Vacufresh - tupperware-like containers to hold food and other stuff.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Sunday, May 30th 1982.

WLS Channel 7 - The 1981 State Street Christmas Parade (Excerpt)

Views: 3740

Here is the last 12 minutes of The 45th Annual State Street Christmas Parade, from 1981, hosted by Joel Daly and Diane Allen. Subtitled, "Santa's Fantasy" (?) Featuring:

Buckets The Clown (Hey, he's no Bozo, but who is?)
WCFL 1000 Personality Float
Abraham Lincoln High School Marching Band from Bloomington, Minnesota
The Chimney Sweeps
Chicago Police/American Legion Marching Band
Santa and his sleigh!
Frank Mathie getting swamped by k...

Son of Svengoolie - Assorted Clips Compilation - "Christmas Stuff" (Part 4)

Views: 844

Here is Part 4 of a compilation of assorted Son of Svengoolie clips. I did not make this compilation - it has been floating around the trading circles for a long time, and this is the best copy I've been able to find. It has some neat clips you will not see anywhere else.

Featuring:

The Day After Christmas Complaint Department (must be from Dec. 1983, since this is a reference to The Day After movie that aired in November of that year and was big news.) (inc...

Central Furniture - "...Attention..." (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 1262

Here is another commercial for Central Furniture - 1348 North Milwaukee Avenue.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Sunday, May 30th 1982.

National Fashions (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 3065

Here's a commercial for National Fashions clothing with everyone gettin' down to the disco beat.

This aired on local Chicago TV early Saturday, March 1st 1980.

Powerdriver (Commercial Offer, 1983)

Views: 2279

Here's a commercial offer for Powerdriver - from Global Tool Corp. I'm sure everyone remembers this one.

This commercial aired on local Chicago TV in 1983.

McDonald's - "Wild About Cherry" (Commercial, 1979)

Views: 2171

Here's a McDonalds commercial for their new Cherry shakes and sundaes.

This aired on local Indianapolis TV Wednesday, August 1st 1979 during the 6:00pm to 7:00pm timeframe.

College of Automation (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 2374

Here's a commercial for computer career training at the College of Automation.

"In business, computers are the way of the future..."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, January 20th 1981.